Is there some kind of policy position on immigration that you think could receive majority support amongst Americans? The quota for H-1 vis-a-vis has not been increased for the longest time. There is a ton of evidence that skilled migrants in the United States have a range of positive effects, he says.
Title 42 is expiring on Thursday night, a pandemic-era rule allowing the U.S. government to turn away asylum seekers at the border as a public health measure. This comes at a time when apprehensions at the border are already at record highs and Americans give President Biden some of his lowest ratings on his handling of immigration.
In this installment of the podcast, Galen speaks with Georgetown economics professor Anna Maria Mayda about what Americans think of immigration and why, its impacts on the U.S. and its politics, and how that compares with other countries.
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